Karakol
When the people of Karakol go for ashlyanfu, this tin-roofed shack off Jusaev is where they go. It's the best in the city, therefore perhaps the best in…
Must-see restaurants in Issyk-Köl Oblast
Issyk-Köl Oblast
As one might expect from a place called 'the fisherman', seafood is the highlight of the menu as this local favourite. Both the ground floor tables and…
Issyk-Köl Oblast
The Cholpon-Ata branch of this popular Bishkek restaurant serves up reliable local dishes and hit-or-miss European favourites. It's also one of the few in…
Karakol
Slightly classier than the competition – the modern styling complement an English menu with a wide range of usually reliable options. Sadly the summer…
Issyk-Köl Oblast
With more atmosphere than most and open year-round, this low-lit, green-decor pub-restaurant with heavy wooden tables and a partially covered summer…
Karakol
A large selection of the multi-ethnic food that makes Karakol so exciting, served on a nice summer terrace. The menu is a bit hard to decipher for non…
Karakol
A wide menu of Kyrgyz, Russian and Chinese dishes in an arabesque-styled dining room overlooking the main drag. Food is of a reliably high quality, and…
Karakol
A wood-panelled dining room and log-cabin feel sit just fine with the particularly good laghman and shashlyk. Beer lovers should order the salted fish, an…
Karakol
Local and western dishes, including hard-to-find meats like horse and yak. Service is quite good and excellent English is spoken, making it a popular stop…
Karakol
With less vinegar and spice than most, this place is a little more suited to delicate palates than other ashlyanfu joints while still retaining the…
Karakol
As you might expect from a name like 'Nomad', it's heavy on Kyrgyz cuisine and the kuurdak (fried meat, onion and potato) is particularly good.
Issyk-Köl Oblast
This small restaurant may not look like much but local specialities – particularly the manty – are served up fresh and delicious.
Karakol
National cuisine and shashlyk, plus cold draft beer. Service is a bit slow, but food is reliably good and the location is extremely central.
Karakol
We're sure everything on the menu is good, but listen. It's called 'Laghman House'...order the laghman. Some of the best in town.
Issyk-Köl Oblast
Beside the CBT office, central Bokonbaevo's biggest restaurants serves up respectable Central Asian standards but the service is glacial.
Karakol
Extremely popular with locals, Mustafa has made more effort than most Karakol eateries to create a sense of style – a mish-mash with Islamic imagery,…
Karakol
Karakol's best pan-pizza is served in a slightly scrappy summer yard or in the small, oh-so-pink cocktail bar area with its pearl-effect settee seating…
Issyk-Köl Oblast
Behind the bus station, this semi-smart if hardly glorious place serves tasty, rapidly prepared local meals plus more exotic zharovnya (sizzler) plates.